2 files changed, 18 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/libglusterfs/src/xlator.c b/libglusterfs/src/xlator.c
index 7f29d180a2d..50672423481 100644
--- a/libglusterfs/src/xlator.c
+++ b/libglusterfs/src/xlator.c
@@ -585,6 +585,23 @@ out:
         return ret;
 }
 
+void
+loc_gfid (loc_t *loc, uuid_t gfid)
+{
+        if (!gfid)
+                goto out;
+        uuid_clear (gfid);
+
+        if (!loc)
+                goto out;
+        else if (!uuid_is_null (loc->gfid))
+                uuid_copy (gfid, loc->gfid);
+        else if (loc->inode && (!uuid_is_null (loc->inode->gfid)))
+                uuid_copy (gfid, loc->inode->gfid);
+out:
+        return;
+}
+
 int
 loc_copy (loc_t *dst, loc_t *src)
 {
diff --git a/libglusterfs/src/xlator.h b/libglusterfs/src/xlator.h
index 1e21b63c55d..6271cf7fa59 100644
--- a/libglusterfs/src/xlator.h
+++ b/libglusterfs/src/xlator.h
@@ -873,6 +873,7 @@ int loc_copy (loc_t *dst, loc_t *src);
 #define loc_dup(src, dst) loc_copy(dst, src)
 void loc_wipe (loc_t *loc);
 int loc_path (loc_t *loc, const char *bname);
+void loc_gfid (loc_t *loc, uuid_t gfid);
 int xlator_mem_acct_init (xlator_t *xl, int num_types);
 int is_gf_log_command (xlator_t *trans, const char *name, char *value);
 int glusterd_check_log_level (const char *value);